Slick Talk: The Hospitality Podcast

As you're reading and maybe seeing on socials, we had a big conference stretch! From Miami to Las Vegas, we attended the Book Direct Show and the VRMA conference and had a blast along the way. In this episode, I share (yes, a solo episode) my thoughts and feelings from the conference's at a high level (because there was so much to cover in a short episode) and I hope you all had the opportunity to...

This week we have Brise Carpenter, VP of Customer Success at Hostfully, joining the show to showcase what happens behind the scenes with their customers, the major conversations happening in the vacation rental industry and how this is impacting operators on a day to day basis! This episode is brought to you by our sponsors at: Hostfully - Use code SLICKTALK20 for 3 months free of their digital gu...

Natalie Palmer runs a boutique vacation rental management company, is actively growing her real estate portfolio, and hosts No Vacancy The Podcast, where she shares weekly hosting advice. She works closely with Airbnb as an ambassador to set new hosts up for success, and loves sharing relatable hosting content. She lives in SoCal and manages her mountain listings remotely, while working from home...

You ever meet someone and just get this feeling that they're so genuine and real within the first 5 seconds of meeting them? Yeah, me too because that's what happened when Victor and I first met earlier this year. Victor Feria is the Co-founder of Tangy Management - a short term rental property management company. Through many experiences in the hospitality industry, Victor brings his hotel and lu...

What does a podcaster, NFL Quarterback, and a Senator have in common? Not a lot if I am being honest but I can officially say I have had both an NFL QB and Senator on the podcast and that's pretty cool! This episode features Senator Kelli Stargel and Andrew Ketchel (Capital City Consulting) as I had the honor of doing this interview at the FAVR Xtravaganza event last week in Orlando! We discuss al...

Here at FAVR Xtravaganza in Orlando, FL I was able to sit down with Justin Ford, from Breezeway, and cover the newest topics around Vacation Rental Safety. This was an incredible episode that really helps steer the conversation for our industry to fully take this topic into the higher levels of importance as operators. Thank you to FAVR for allowing us to have our Hospitality. FM booth here and to...

Weird title to title a podcast episode but hopefully it makes sense. After a long couple of weeks and moving into a new place, I wanted to just brain dump my thoughts on past conversations and how they're playing out today in the industry. From the big players to Matt Landaus "Limited Edition" series and theme on his podcast, I hope you can get yourself included in this conversation and hopefully...

With more positive responses from all of you about this new episode structure, I thought I would work on showcasing the top 5 lessons I've learned from my podcast guests over the last 4 years. Now, I could just list them all out here in the show notes but what fun would that be? I hope you enjoy this episode and I am so excited to share these with you! In this episode, I mentioned: Merilee Karr -...

Last weeks episode got a lot of positive feedback on the format and structure. Now, we're doing it again. I hope you listened to the whole show for the bonus right at the end of the podcast. You don't want to miss this! Mentioned in this episode & key takeaways: Robin Craigen - CoFounder of Moving Mountains: If the guests let us do more, we can show them exactly what we're capable of. Great hospit...

This weeks episode of Slick Talk will be different. For the first time, I am doing a "solo" episode since the early days of the show to highlight some guests (and clips from their episodes) that have been some of my favorites over the last few years. I really enjoyed putting this together and would love to know if you like it or want more interviews and deep dives! Thank you to our show partners a...

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When it comes to real estate and flipping houses, I am no expert. I actually have no desire to really learn all of that if I am being honest. Today's guest is a different story though because that's where it all got started for him and his short term rental journey. Kyle Stanley joins me to talk about what he had to learn and go through in order to take his STR business serious and grow it to almo...

From being told he's "stupid" by his teachers in high school, conquering his mindset to overcome, and now being a voice for short-term rental hosts and operators, I had the pleasure of interviewing John Hildebrand on the podcast to uncover his story and capture his passion for the industry! Special thank you to our podcast sponsors: Jurny, Safely, and Hostfully for making this podcast so much fun!...

Enjoy another episode of HITEC! Brian Hamaoui joins me this time as a co-host as we dive in with Crystal Pernici and discuss what she sees happening with hotel revenue and profitability. Enjoy this episode from HITEC back in June and thank you to youtip for partnering with us during the conference! This episode was brought to you by Jetstream! ——– Thank you for tuning into our podcast! Slick Talk ...

In this quick episode, I interview Paul McCarthy who is the Founder of Snapfix and is based in Dublin, Ireland! We had a great interview and became good friends quickly after this interview! Enjoy this episode from HITEC last month and thank you to youtip for partnering with us during the conference! This episode was brought to you by Jetstream! ——– Thank you for tuning into our podcast! Slick Tal...

Two Harvard grads & Techstar entrepreneurs who are no strangers to the founder lifestyle. I was honored and excited to hear Brittany and Derricks story, their lessons learned along the way, and what they've built with Nectar.  This episode is brought to you by Jurny! If you’re in the STR/VR industry, then sign up for Jurny by demoing their suite of products and you will get up to 10 FREE smart loc...

Marc is a self-proclaimed boutique geek and is passionate about the future of retail. After spending nearly 6 years working at Jet.com and then Walmart (acquired Jet.com), he quickly realized that the best product experiences don't happen on screens or shelves, they happen in real moments of use "in the wild".  Marc founded Minoan to help hosts create, and capitalize on, rich moments in their home...

Corey Ashton Walters is the Founder & CEO of Here, a revolutionary online marketplace that enables anyone anywhere to invest in vacation rentals online and earn passive income—without ever lifting a finger. Prior to founding Here, Corey, a seasoned entrepreneur, brand builder, and college dropout, has founded multiple successful companies over the last 15 years. Most recently, Corey co-founded Hom...

What does making decisions in the morning/evening, lunch breaks, and the potential of getting parole have to do with upselling your hotel? Well, Erik Tengen sits down with me to help break it down so that way hoteliers can use the best strategies in order to earn extra revenue for their property while barely lifting a finger! Oaky is also offering our listeners a discount on their dedicated upsell...

Steve Cody has now accumulated over 30 years of experience in building companies that have employed thousands and generated over $750 million in lifetime sales within multiple industries including software, marketplace, service, and rentals. Currently building Bûnking and Bûnking Ventures and also very committed in helping to solve the Fentanyl and Opiod crisis. Steve was just 15 when he launched...

Sometimes beating the same drum is what's needed to get the message to turn into action with property managers and hoteliers. Josh Liebman, ICAE is a man that is beating that drum, like a lot of us in hospitality. Tune in to hear how Josh sees the industry moving forward with guest experience at the heart of it all. This episode is sponsored by our friends at Hostfully, Jetstream, and NoiseAware!...

The Vacation Rental Industry is not what we think or portray it to be… This episode with Evan Dolgow is one of the most refreshing conversations I’ve had in a while. Some things I’ve been think to myself, he says out-loud in the episode as we cover his story and what he’s experienced when it comes to Vacation Rental tech, operations, mindset, and hopefully… change! Shoutout to Jurny, Inc. for bein...

Recently we did an in depth episode with Andrew Kitchell, Founder of Wheelhouse, and unfolded the story of what they've overcome these past two years. Now, with Wheelhouse securing $16 million in funding we jumped on a live Q&A and opened it up to friends, listeners, and our industry network to ask Andrew the questions they had about Wheelhouse and the future of the team. Mentioned in this episode...

Chris Adams joins me on the show again but on Spotify Live in our series of "The Industry From Our Perspective" and I couldn't have been more excited to have this conversation with him because he brings a lot to the table. Here is the link to his first episode and if you never heard it, it's honestly a must listen. Thank you to Hostfully for being our long time partner on Slick Talk and for making...

Andrew Kitchell sat down with me to unfold the story of how he and his team were able to "rise from the ashes" of Lyric by going all-in with Wheelhouse, their in-house dynamic pricing tool. In this episode, we're going to talk about the difficulty of fundraising and restructuring the way they did for Wheelhouse. A real "underdog" story that shows the true spirit of entrepreneurship. Once this epis...